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Friday 30th January 2015
Friday 30th January 2015
Rushey Mead School Newsletter
Together we Make A Positive Difference
Year 10 GCSE Art for Holocaust memorial
Year 10 Art students have been working on producing pieces of art for an exhibition for
Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 at New Walk Museum. The students have researched the stories
of survivors of the Holocaust (some had even met survivors at a previous visit to the Holocaust
Memorial Centre) and have each produced a piece of art that they feel shares a message on the
powerful theme of Holocaust survivors. The students’ work can be seen in an exhibition called
‘Keep the memory Alive’ until 9th February at New Walk Museum.
Five students were chosen as Highly Commended Prize Winners and were invited to a
commemorative evening hosted by the Leicester HMD Committee at Leicester University where
they received their prizes. ITV news were interested in the students’ art work and came to film
their Year 10 Art lesson with Miss Woolridge for a piece about Holocaust Memorial Day shown
on Central News on 27th January.
Highly Commended
Harjinder Singh - The judges were impressed by the drama and contrast in this piece.
Pedro Cuthill - The sadness so powerfully expressed in Eva’s eyes convinces us that Pedro was very moved by her story.
3rd Prize- Dikshita Meggi - The eyes in this beautiful portrait powerfully express that the subject is haunted by memory.
2nd Prize - Vanisha Chandarana - ‘The Diary of Holocaust Survivors’ - This excellent collage tells of many aspects of the Holocaust
very effectively. It has been meticulously and sensitively compiled.
1st Prize - Maya Patel - The judges were struck by the subtle intensity of the
work, which powerfully conveys the sense of memory. Through the desperation
of the hands, we almost hear the victims’ voices. The clock face suggests to us
that time must not allow us to forget them.
Display of the week
At Rushey Mead we aim to create a stimulating learning environment for
students and we wanted to share with you some of the fantastic displays we
have around the school.
We will regularly showcase faculty displays in our newsletter for you to see.
This particular display encourages growth mindset and gives out a powerful
message to students about the need to persevere and the need to learn from
mistakes.
Studio 79 Performance
On Wednesday 21st January, dance students from
Studio 79 came to Rushey Mead to provide a
technical dance workshop for selected students. This
evening consisted of a two hour workshop in which
students had the opportunity to develop their dance
skills and engage in choreographic tasks. Students
thoroughly enjoyed the experience and worked hard
to impress the Studio 79 dancers.
To showcase their hard work, the students will be
choreographing a performance piece based on the
workshop which will be performed in the Dance
Showcase later this year.
Ritik shows
New Arrangements for supporting children
with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and
resilience
Disabilities
Ms Hindocha was pleased
to award Ritik, 10BOM, a
signed copy of “Shadow
of the Minotaur” and a
£10 book token from the
English department.
Ritik completed all the
formidable reading tasks
in the 10B410 English
Summer Challenge
Scheme. He is Ms
Bastow’s English student
and we are proud of his
efforts.
In September the Department for Education introduced a new
Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs and Disability
which is to be implemented by schools by April 2015. Below is a
link to an open letter from the DfE to parents/carers which
explains the changes to arrangements for students with Special
Educational Needs and Disabilities.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/
attachment_data/file/348842/
Parents_letter_Aug_2014_final.pdf
Top 10 A2L students—Year 10
Year 8 Cricket success
We would like to congratulate these students, who have the 10
most improved Attitude to Learning scores in their year group.
The Year 8 boys cricket team took part in the first round of the
Leicester School Sport partnership indoor cricket tournament.
Following only two training sessions, the team performed
incredibly well winning all three games against Madani,
Judgemeadow and St Paul’s. The side was well captained by
Honey who led by example with some excellent fielding. With the
bat, the opening pair of Kunal and Honey ran up impressive
totals in every game. The side played with commitment and
enthusiasm throughout.
The team went on to Crown Hills in the final for a chance to
represent East Leicester. Batting first, Rushey scored 86 runs after
facing very good bowling from Crown Hills. In the field the team
knew their task, to restrict runs and get wickets. Despite an
excellent effort from the whole team the Crown Hills batters
proved too skilful and they were able to score a game winning
total of 97. Moving forward into the summer hard ball season
the team have a lot of potential and should be proud of what
they have achieved.
The full SEND Code of Practice document can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-ofpractice-0-to-25 . Please contact Ms Eames at the school if you
have any questions.
Top 10 Improvers
Top 10 for Autumn 2
Yousaf Chaudhary 10BOM
Shreya Savadia 10CHM
Nuuh Mackie 10HAR
Dikshita Meggi 10BEM
Shreya Savadia 10CHM
Priyanka Lodhia 10BER
Shivam Thobhani 10MEM
Bhumini Rajkotia 10CHR
Abdiaziz Sharif 10HAM
Sabita Kandel 10BER
Bhumika Ujenia 10BOR
Anchal Gokani 10HAM
Daud Xiddig 10MEM
Dhiren Acharya 10CHR
Dipali Shah 10BEM
Daud Xiddig 10MEM
Yash Mandhania 10CHM
Dipali Shah 10BEM
Usama Mohammed 10MEM
Nandini Balam 10BOM
Headphones for Computing/ICT
All students now require headphones or earphones as part of
their equipment for Computing/ICT lessons. If your child would
like to purchase them at £2.50 from the school they can do so
every Wednesday in A118.
The Year 8 boys basketball team have had mixed fortunes
following an unbeaten run prior to Christmas. They took part in
the Leicester School Sport partnership tournament and despite
some excellent performances form Abhay, Craig and Karan they
were only able to progress to the semi-final. Despite this
disappointment the team bounced back with an emphatic win
against Tywcross 27-8. The team shone in their first game playing
on the full size court working hard to prevent their opposition
scoring. MVP’s were Craig and Abhay. The team’s final two
games of the season are against Fulhurst and Lancaster both
away. The team will have to train hard and be at their very best
in order to win and progress to the play off finals.
KS4 Engineering careers talk
Students in Key Stage 4 had the opportunity to find out more
about pursuing STEM subjects at a higher level, with a particular
focus on a career in engineering. We were very fortunate to
welcome back Zubair Moti, an ex-student who now works for
Jaguar Land Rover as part of the engineering team.
Zubair Moti delivered an interactive and engaging presentation
to our students. His demonstrations and questions were well
received. Students found the talk ‘inspiring and motivating’. They
learnt about making the right choices and the importance of
immersing themselves in extra-curricular activities to support the
academic side of education.
We hope to invite more ex-students to share their career
pathways with our students to enthuse, encourage and motivate
them to pursue STEM subjects.
Visit to the Maths Department
The Maths department welcomed colleagues from Sir Johnathon
North Community College during a Good Practice Visit on Friday
16th January. The visitors commented on how impressed they
were with the quality of feedback and response to feedback they
observed in Maths at Rushey Mead School. They were also hugely
impressed by the calm, supportive atmosphere and positive
attitudes to learning of Rushey Mead students. Well done to all
who hosted the visit.
Attendance is the best in the city !
The local authority has just released attendance figures across
Leicester schools for last half term. Once again, we have the
BEST attendance in the city at 96.66%. Thank you to all our
families for their support in making sure that each child attends
school every day.
Students from
France visit
Rushey Mead!
This week, 47 students
from a school in France
(St Chamond, near St
Etienne) visited Rushey
Mead. Their English
pen pals welcomed them on Tuesday morning and showed them
around school. They were really impressed by all the facilities
available to students here and by the quality of teaching going
on in the different lessons. In the afternoon, they learnt how to
play Dodgeball and Cricket. When they finally understood the
rules, they loved this new sport and didn’t want to stop playing!
On the next day, they played some words games, led by our
Year 9 students who did a fantastic job at hosting this friendly
competition. Finally, they
attended a performance
of Bollywood dancing by
the school club “Bhangra
Beats”. They were taught
a simple routine by our
amazing choreographer
Vinay Jobanputra. Both
staff and students were
delighted by their visit in
Rushey Mead and lots of
them left exchanged
email address to keep in touch. It was a very enriching
experience on both side which wouldn’t have been possible
without the commitment and sheer enthusiasm of our students and
members of staff.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Our House School Production - Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th February 2015, 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Half term break - Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February 2015
Year 9 Parents Evening - Thursday 26th February 2015
ARE YOU ENTITLED TO FREE SCHOOL MEALS?
Is your child entitled to free school meals? You can claim free
school meals for your child if you receive any of the following:

Income Support

Income based job seekers allowance

National Asylum seekers support

Child Tax Credits (but with no Working Tax Credit)

Working Tax Credit run-on

The Guarantee element of the State Pension Credit

Universal Credit
School meals are a good way to make sure your child eats
well at lunchtime. We are a ‘Healthy School’ therefore your
child will be able to receive a healthy and balanced meal.
By claiming free school meals, you save yourself time and money; your child will receive £2.05 a
day towards lunch. Rushey Mead operates a cashless school meal system so the money
automatically appears on their card and they use this in the same way as all the other students.
Claiming free school meals for your child means that funding increases for the school, therefore
not only are you helping your child but the school as well.
So, what else will it mean for your child?

It will mean we can offer help towards the cost of school trips—not just for the time you claim
for free school meals but for up to 6 years afterwards.
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Opens up opportunities for the school to bring in mentors and guest speakers to help motivate
students to achieve their potential.
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Provide revision guides and after school Study Clubs
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Various enrichment programmes

Even after they have left Rushey Mead, your child may be able to claim support at college or
even university.
Application forms available from School
Applying for Free School Meals opens up a whole wealth of support
and variety of opportunity
LUNCHTIME AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS
Below is a list of a wide range of free clubs that take place at Rushey Mead School.
Please encourage your child to attend these clubs, the list will be updated on a termly basis.
MONDAY
TLC
All Years
8.00am-8.30am
Ms Green
SEN Dept
PE
Badminton Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms East
Sports Hall
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Green
SEN Dept
MUSIC
Drum Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Challenger
Music Dept
PE
Inspire Dance Comp Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Mayes
Theatre
TUESDAY
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
8.00am-8.30am
Ms Green
SEN Dept
MUSIC
Guitar Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Price
Music Dept
D&T
Cook Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms McAusland A040
MFL
Gujarati Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Raniga
B118
MATHS
Maths Study Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Mulla
Maths Dept
Dance/Reh
Our House- School Production
All Years
3.00pm-4.10pm
Ms Mayes
Theatre
PE
Badminton Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.15pm
PE
BTEC GCSE Club
Year 10/11
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms East
Sports Hall
Mr Bardolia/Ms
Sports Lab
Anthony
PE
Fun Fitness Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms Howey
Sports Hall
PE
Basketball Club
Year 8
3.00pm-4.15pm
Mr Smith
Sports Hall
PE
Boys Fitness Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.15pm
Mr Acharya
Fitness Suite
COMPUTING
Computing Club
Years 10/11
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Clampin/Mr
Mistry
A118
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Green
SEN Dept
ENGLISH
Gifted in English Club
EAL Study Club
All Years
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
3.00pm-3.45pm
Ms Zedan
Ms Limbachia
B047
A129
ENGLISH
Rushey Readers Book Club
last Tuesday each month
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mrs Walker
School Library
SCIENCE
Science Homework Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Stopp
Breakout Area
SCIENCE
Science Study Club
KS4
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Kholia
DO14
RE
Amnesty International Club
Years 9,10,11 3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Bradshaw
B114
WEDNESDAY
PE
Girls Cricket Club
All Years
7.00am-8.15am
Ms Anthony
Fields
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
8.00am-8.30am
Ms Green
SEN Dept
PE
Badminton Club
All Years
Late Lunch
Ms Jackson
Sports Hall
PE
Football Club
Year 8
3.00pm-4.15pm
Mr Smith
Fields
PE
GCSE Club
Year 11
3.00pm-4.15pm
Mr Acharya
Sports Lab
PE
Salute Dance Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms Mayes
Dance Studio
PE
Girls Multi Sports Club
Years 7/8
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms Anthony
Sports Hall
PE
Girls Multi Sports Club
Years 9/10
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms Howey
Fields
WEDNESDAY
PE
Multi Sports Club
Year 9
3.00pm-4.15pm
Mr Bardolia
Sports Hall
ENGLISH
Poetry Club (2nd Weds of each
Month)
All Years
12.10pm-1.55pm
Ms Walker
Library
MUSIC
Pitch Perfect Singing Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Szejnmann
Music Dept
DRAMA
Our House-School Production
All Years
3.00pm-4.10pm
Ms Hunter
Theatre
Humanities
Geography Revision Club
Year 11
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Clarke
C021
Humanities
Study Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Robinson
C019
MFL
French Study Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Petty
B135
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Green
SEN Dept
SCIENCE
Science Revision Club
Year 11's
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mrs Kader
D027
ENGLISH
Gifted in English Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Jex
B044
THURSDAY
PE
Boys Fitness Club
Years 10/11
7.15am-8.00am
Mr Smith
Fitness Suite
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
8.00am-8.30am
Ms Green
SEN Dept
MUSIC
Keyboard Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Price
Music Dept
MATHS
Maths Study Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Mulla
Maths Dept
COMPUTING
KS3 Computing Club
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Karsan
A117
COMPUTING
Computing Club
Years 10/11
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Mistry
A118
DRAMA
Our House-School Production
All Years
3.00pm-4.10pm
Ms Hunter
Theatre
PE
Football Club
Year 7
3.00pm-4.15pm
Mr Acharya
Fields
PE
Vibrant Beats Dance Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms Mayes
Dance Studio
PE
Girls Multi Sports Club
Year 7/8
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms Anthony
Muga
PE
Girls Multi Sports Club
Year 9/10
3.00pm-4.15pm
Ms Howey
Sports Hall
PE
Basketball Club
Year 7
3.00pm-4.15pm
Mr Bardolia
Sports Hall
PE
Girls Fitness Club
Years 9-11
3.10pm-4.10pm
Ms Kholia/Ms Needham
Fitness Suite
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Green
SEN Dept
RE
RE Review Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Bradshaw
B114
DT
Electronics Club
All Years
3.05pm-4.05pm
Mrs Goldfinch
A035
PE
Boys Hockey Club
All Years
Ms East
SV
MFL
Spanish Revision Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Franco
FRIDAY
PE
Boys Cricket Club
Year 9 & 10
7.15am-8.00am
Mr Acharya
Fields
PE
Boys Cricket Club
Year 8
7.00am-8.00am
Mr Smith
Fields
PE
Badminton Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Jackson
Sports Hall
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
8.00am-8.30am
Ms Green
SEN Dept
Friday Prayers Club
All Years
12.40pm-1.25pm
M Patel/S Mulla
A110
TLC
Homework Club
All Years
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Green
SEN Dept
PE
Boyance Dance Club
Year 7
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Mayes
Dance Studio
HISTORY
GCSE History Revision Club
Year 11
3.00pm-4.00pm
Ms Robinson
CO19
PE
Table Tennis Club
Year 9
3.00pm-4.00pm
Mr Mistry
Sports Hall